Powerball Winning Numbers for June 1, 2016: Watch Live Stream of $100 Million Jackpot – The Drawing Time and Results
Bettors Excited to Win Hefty Prize
UPDATE - The numbers for June 1 are 23, 30, 33, 40, 69 and the Powerball is 12. Powerplay is 5x.
One hundred million dollars is at stake for the Powerball draw on June 1. More people are expected to bet on Wednesday because of the increasing jackpot.
Based from the official website of the lottery, it was indicated that the estimated jackpot for the next draw is $100 million with an estimated cash value of $65.5 million. The last draw date for Powerball was on May 28.
There were still no jackpot winners even after the last draw which set the winning numbers to 6-33-34-58-59-12. Wednesday marks a more exciting day for bettors who are counting on clinching the jackpot prize. They will certainly be putting their lucky numbers to get a chance to win big in this lottery draw.
Directions on how to play the game indicate that the draw happens every Wednesday and Saturday night at 10:59 p.m. EST. Five white balls and a red ball are drawn from two batches of balls to determine the winning numbers.
To win the jackpot prize, a bettor should get all the numbers even in any order. If a lucky individual manages to win the jackpot, he or she can choose to get the prize in a span of 29 years or get the lump sum of the prize.
Tickets for Powerball costs $2 each with sales ending 59 minutes prior to the scheduled draw time. The drawing of the balls can be witnessed live through this Powerball link or through television stations authorized to show the draw.
Will the jackpot be finally won this Wednesday? Bettors and the public are certainly excited to know this Wednesday night if Powerball will hail another millionaire for the scheduled draw.
Meanwhile, Patch reported that a $1 million winner for Powerball has not yet claimed his or her prize which may vanish into thin air in a day. The mystery winner reportedly has until June 2 to claim the prize before it expires. Tickets only have a 180-day validation from the date the draw happened.
The prize was said to be win during the Dec, 5, 2015 draw with the winning digits 13-27-33-47-68, PB 13. The buyer reportedly got the ticket in Fairfield County but has not showed up to claim the prize.
Patch added that another million remains unclaimed for the Feb. 20 draw with the winning numbers 11-12-15-16-54 PB 25. The winning ticket was purchased in Tolland County.
Do you have the winning ticket with you? Proceed to any CT lottery retailer or the Powerball headquarters to validate that ticket and claim the hefty jackpot prize.